UK house prices fall at fastest rate since May as mortgage rates weigh on demand October 1, 2026 UK house prices fell at their fastest pace since May as expensive mortgages and uncertainty ahead of the Autumn Budget fuelled caution among buyers. Prices fell 0.2 per cent during September, faster than economists had expected and reversing August’s 0.2 per cent increase, according to data from Nationwide. The average UK home was valued at [...]
Britain may not be facing economic apocalypse, but it looks that way October 1, 2026 Despite a challenging economic landscape marked by rising inflation and borrowing costs, the UK economy demonstrates unexpected resilience and potential for recovery, says Daniel Mahoney It is fair to say the economic landscape looks bleak. Brent Crude is hovering around $100 a barrel and rising gas prices are set to drive up inflation. Meanwhile, markets [...]
The huge costs facing Andy Burnham – and the financial tightrope he must walk October 1, 2026 Andy Burnham said he didn’t set out to deliver a “tub-thumping conference speech” but it was packed with huge pledges to take control over utilities and expand the state. Maurício Alencar considers just how costly his promises are in the long term – and in the next month. Andy Burnham had all the goodies for [...]
Britain’s oldest brewery mulls future as cost pressures bite September 30, 2026 The family-run company behind Britain’s oldest brewery is exploring its future after wrestling with soaring costs and sliding sales. Shepherd Neame, which was founded in 1698 in Faversham, Kent and is the firm behind classic British beers Spitfire, Bishop’s Finger and Whitstable Bay, said it had begun a strategic review into its brewing operations “to [...]
Burnham to ‘keep distance’ from Manchester City case – yet thanks Abu Dhabi September 30, 2026 Andy Burnham has vowed to not interfere in the Premier League’s battle with Manchester City but admitted he hopes it will not harm relations with Abu Dhabi. The Prime Minister said he would not get “directly involved” in the long-running case that has seen the club found guilty of more than 100 charges by an [...]
‘Not sustainable’ – French borrowing costs soar amid Budget and election uncertainty September 30, 2026 France is facing a period of acute bond market stress that could last several years unless the presidential frontrunners for next year’s election commit to tackling its gaping deficit, analysts have warned. The difference between French and German government borrowing costs – a key metric used to determine French debt risk – widened beyond 120 [...]
Ashes tickets expensive, admits ECB chief Gould September 30, 2026 The CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board has admitted that tickets to the next Ashes series in 2027 are expensive. Fans will be forced to fork out hundreds of pounds to watch Australia’s Test tour to England next summer, with Edgbaston hiking prices by over 40 per cent when they host the Baggy [...]
Savings from triple lock pension reform to take over a decade September 30, 2026 Planned reforms to the triple lock on pensions will need 14 years before delivering savings worth more than £10bn, new government analysis has shown, as the Prime Minister admitted there was a “shortfall” in plans to fund a new National Care Service. At his flagship Labour conference speech on Tuesday, Andy Burnham announced that he [...]
Manchester City hierarchy must also be punished if guilty, says former FA chief September 30, 2026 Manchester City chiefs must face personal punishments if the findings that they orchestrated almost £1bn of secret payments to the club are upheld, according to former Football Association boss Mark Palios. City say they intend to appeal the decision made by an independent commission that all but one of more than 100 charges brought by [...]
Greggs puts 740 jobs at risk as baker braces for worse inflation September 30, 2026 Greggs has announced a shakeup of its manufacturing processes which could lead to the closure of four factories and cost 740 jobs, as the baker warns of “greater inflationary pressures” across its business. The sausage roll seller told shareholders on Wednesday that it is consulting on a move to consolidate its manufacturing operations, which would [...]